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  <text>&lt;p&gt;People have occasionally checked in undesirable changes to a given file in ClearCase, then later wanted the version with those changes to "just go away". &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They want to know how to delete that one version from ClearCase. The simple answer is: DON'T. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even if the version you wished removed is currently at the tip of the main branch, removing it can have harmful side effects within ClearCase. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The alternative is to check out the previous version of the file, save it in a safe location, then undo the checkout (this can also be accomplished using the "Send To" context menu pick from within the Version Tree; good luck getting it to work the way you want.) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now check out the version you wish removed, replace the file with the copy of the previous version, then check it in. I know, you now have two "extra" versions of that file in the version tree, but this way is safer. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unless you really know what you're doing in ClearCase, DON'T delete existing versions of ClearCase elements. If you really need to have a version deleted, come see me. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;David Ei responds: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note that this is NOT the same as cleaning out a file that is obsolete and you no longer want to see. To do this, use the clearcase "rmname" command, which will hide the element in the view, but will not whack its history, or mess up other branches. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a perl script that makes this easy to do from Windows Explorer. To use it, add a shortcut to "X:ToolsbuildRemoveFromClearcase.exe" to your "Send To" menu (where "X" is your source code drive). Now you can select files in Explorer, Send them to "Remove From Clearcase", and poof, they're gone. See me if you have questions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src ="http://flounder_aaeng/blogs/devnotes/aggbug/158.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</text>
  <last_update>2007-10-04T00:51:48.4420806Z</last_update>
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